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Introduction to Corporate Giving
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Facilitators
Sarah RiceResearch Coordinator, Forefront
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About Forefront
Forefront is a statewide membership association for nonprofits, grantmakers, public agencies, advisors, and our allies.
We provide education, advocacy, thought leadership, and facilitate collective action around issues that are important to our Members and to the sector.
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About the Library
Special Library— Candid Funding Information Network Partner
• Foundation Directory Online• Sample documents and other resources—Candid Learning
— Library website – http://library.myforefront.org— Foundation Directory Online Essential— FIN locations – http://candid.org/find-us
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Upon completion of this training, you should be able to:
— Define different types of corporate giving
— Explain companies’ motivations for giving
— Research potential corporate partners
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How companies give?Non-Cash
18%
Cash82%
Credit: Giving In Numbers: 2018 Edition, CECP
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Closer look at cash giving Direct Cash48%
Foundation Cash
34%
Non-Cash18%
Credit: Giving In Numbers: 2018 Edition, CECP
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Cash contributions
• Foundation grants• Corporate contributions• Corporate sponsorships• Cause related marketing, and• Matching gifts through employees
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Foundation grants
Company-sponsored Foundations are private foundations whose grant funds are derived from the contributions of a for-profit business.
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Corporate contributions
Direct corporate giving programs are grantmaking programs established and administered within a profit-making company.
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Corporate sponsorships
Corporate sponsorships are a form of marketing which a corporation pays for all or some of the costs associated with a project or program in exchange for recognition.
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Cause related marketing
Typically, in this partnership, the company will donate to the nonprofit when their product is purchased.
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Matching gifts through employees
Employee matching gifts (also known as matching funds) are grants an employer makes to match its employees’ charitable contributions.
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Non-Cash contributions
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Products
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Pro-Bono Services and Employee Volunteerism
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Space
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Why companies give?
• To be good corporate citizens
• To advance their business objectives
• To increase corporate visibility
• To take advantage of tax deductions
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To take advantage of tax deductions
Are you a legal nonprofit organization?
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To advance their business objectives
• What audiences/constituents do we share
with companies?
• Would companies want to connect with our constituents?
• Do we address issues of interest to a company?
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To increase corporate visibility
• How visible are you in the community?
• How big an audience do you have?
• How would you get their name in front of the public?
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To be good corporate citizens
• What companies are in our backyard?
• How do we strive to enhance the local community?
• How deep is our network of community leaders?
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How to find corporate partners?
• What you do
• What they do
• Where they are located
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Key takeaways
• Corporate philanthropy is motivated by company interests
• Look at your organization from the company’s point of view
• Companies support nonprofits in many different ways
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Questions?
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